Look up their career stats on Wikipedia. They both have tremendous stats and honors that go on and on and on.
Messi has more domestic club championships, but don’t forget that in Soain, there are two Tier 1 teams (arM & , and then there’s the rest.
The one accomplishement that simply doesn’t measure up for Messi is the greatest stage. He has fizzled, and to be the second greatest of all time of the #1 sport of the planet you can’t fizzle.
I’m not saying Messi is bad by any means, he’s way up there in all time rankings, he just hasn’t produced where he needs to, to surpass Pelé.